Founded in 1995 by Robert L. O'Brien Jr.,
OBI Laser Products is backed
with over 20 years of industrial experience. Mr. O'Brien
has been a technical consultant since 1983 providing services
to the then growing industrial PC market. He has developed
hundreds of industrial automation and control systems since that
time.

OBI owns and operates a 100 watt, CNC
Laser Machining Center which was designed and built by Mr. O'Brien.
The machine has a working envelope of 48" x 48" x 1.5". Sheets up to
144" have been indexed through the table. The laser is capable of
making clean cuts in hardwood and most plastics upto 3/8" thick.
Acrylic can be as much as 1" thick.

In 2002, OBI added a CNC router to handle
heavier materials. It has a working envelope of 45" x 65" x 6". This
machine has a Porter-Cable 7539 router (3.25 HP, 10,000 to 21,000
RPM). It has demonstrated cutting the scrollhead for the dulcimers
made by Folkcraft Intruments.